Benson E.L. Timmons (Rhodes 1938)
Diplomat. University of Georgia. Phi Beta Kappa. Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, University of Oxford.
1970s - FYI - Thousands of Haitians began to flee poverty and repression in Haiti by boat, often arriving in south Florida.
1967 to 1974 - Deputy Secretary-General of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.[3] The organisation provides liaison among industrialized countries on economic and fiscal policies and third world aid.
1964 - FYI - The Haitian National Assembly votes to accept the Duvalieriste Constitution, establishing Duvalier as President for Life of Haiti.
1964 to 1967 - U.S. Ambassador to Haiti by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Dr. Francois (Papa Doc) Duvalier had taken over the presidency after a sham election in 1961 and, in 1964, proclaimed himself President for Life.[3]
1958 to 1964 - FYI - President of Haiti, Dr. Francois (Papa Doc) Duvalier began to attack his opponents violently, driving many of them into exile.
Foreign Service Office, Deputy Chief of Mission, New Delhi.[3]
Foreign Service Office, Stokholm.[3]
1950’s - Moved to the U.S. State Department, on of his responsibilities was to direct United States aid to the French forces in Indochina in the 1950s.[3]
Served with the Economic Cooperation Administration, the parent agency of the Marshall Plan.[3]
Returned to Treasury.[3]
WW2 - Colonel, United States Army.
Died 11 Jun 1997, from Stroke. Age 81.
Survived by his wife of 33 years, Sanya Bezencenet Timmons; his sons, Peter of Washington, and Nicholas of Richmond; a stepdaughter, Nicola Lubitsch of San Antonio, and four grandchildren.
[1] - Rhodes Scholar - Benson E.L. Timmons (Rhodes 1938)
[2] - Steen-frost.org - Benson E.L. Timmons (Rhodes 1938)
[3] - NY Times - Jun 19, 1997 - Lane Timmons, 81, Former Envoy to Haiti
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